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Anybody lost a bridge?

Posted on August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

While inspecting the Wraysbury Drain – I observed the following notice attached to a bridge.

I suspect that anybody attempting to locate this bridge on the Horton Road would have some difficulty.

In fact this sign is attached to Wraysbury Station bridge on Station Road – and I have informed the authorities.

[reference number 250821-000659]

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DATCHET

The name "Datchet" is thought to be Celtic in origin, and the last part may be related to cet ("wood"). In the Domesday Book it is called "Daceta".lla. Datchet is first mentioned between 990 and 994, when King Ethelred made small grants of land here.

HORTON

The village name "Horton" is a common one in England. It is Old English in origin and derives from the two words horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Hortune.

WRAYSBURY

The village name was traditionally spelt Wyrardisbury; it is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'Wïgrǣd's fort'. Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wirecesberie and as Wiredesbur in 1195. The name is seen again as Wyrardesbury in 1422.

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